Part A
1
Welcome and Announcements
The Chairman will welcome members of the public and Councillors and remind everyone to use microphones at all times when they are speaking. The Chairman will also explain action in the event of an emergency, mobile phones switched to silent, audio-recording of the meeting. Councillors who are members of the committee will introduce themselves.
2
Substitutions
Councillors will be asked to say if they are attending on behalf of a Committee member who is absent.
3
Urgent Items
The Chairman will announce if there is any item not on the published agenda which will be considered because it is urgent and will explain the reason for the urgency.
4
Declarations of Interest
Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the agenda about which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the item or participating in any vote upon the item, or any other registerable interest or non-registerable interest.
5
Minutes of Previous Meeting
The Councillors will be invited to confirm that the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2023 are a correct record.
6
Have Your Say! (Hybrid Council meetings)
Members of the public may make representations to the
meeting. This can be made either in
person at the meeting or by joining the meeting remotely and addressing the Committee
via Zoom. Each representation may be no longer than three minutes. Members of the public wishing to address the
Committee remotely must register their wish to address the meeting by e-mailing
democratic.services@colchester.gov.uk by 12.00 noon on the working day before
the meeting date. In addition, a written
copy of the representation will need to be supplied for use in the event of
unforeseen technical difficulties preventing participation at the meeting
itself.
There is no requirement to pre-register for those attending
the meeting in person.
The Committee will consider a report requesting that it consider the formal resolutions that are required to bring about the hibernation of Colchester Amphora Homes Limited, with a view to completing this process by 31st March
2024.
The Committee will consider a report inviting it to note the performance
targets for Colchester Borough Homes for 2024/25, and to make any comments or recommendations to the Portfolio
Holder for Housing and Colchester Borough Homes on performance management
arrangements for 2024/25 and beyond.
To
note the draft Statement of Accounts 2022/23 prior
to the completion of the external audit process.
The Committee will consider a report requesting it note the Council's Treasury Management Outturn 2022/2023.
The Committee will receive a verbal update from the Council’s S151 Officer with regard to the Council’s Treasury Management Mid-Year Update 2023/24.
The Committee will consider a report setting out the 2023/24 General Fund and Housing Revenue Account positions,
for both revenue and capital, as of 31st December 2024.
The Committee will consider a report setting out its work programme for the current municipal year.
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Exclusion of the Public (not Scrutiny or Executive)
In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public, including the press, from the meeting so that any items containing exempt information (for example confidential personal, financial or legal advice), in Part B of this agenda (printed on yellow paper) can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).